Friday, August 5, 2011

BBQ Pork Ribs on a Gas Grill

﻿﻿Never have I cooked pork ribs. I am going to admit something that I'm a bit ashamed of...I don't like to eat any meat that I have to gnaw it off the bone. My husband on the other hand loves, ribs and chicken wings and chicken legs and such. Because I am the primary cook, poor Shawn never gets meat off a bone.

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This summer though I have been coming out of my shell a bit. I have been experimenting with all sorts of foods this summer and have come up with some pretty amazing tasting meals.

So yesterday at the store, while on a hunt for a different dish I came across a rack of pork ribs. In my cart, the ribs went. As I drove home I consulted with my sister as to methods on cooking ribs. She instructed me to sear the rack on both sides and then cook it on low for about 45 minutes.

I also inquired about a friends recent post on facebook on her dry rib rub. I had never hear of such a thing. A dry rib rub? Okay!! She sent me the recipe that she used.

Then this afternoon, I did some quick searches on the Internet. I found lots of bewares for cooking ribs on gas grills. Most of the reading material warned about cooking your meat too fast and on too high of a heat. After some brainstorming, I was ready to put together my own rub and recipe for my ribs.﻿

Place meat on cookie sheet. After mixing all ingredients together rub mixture on raw ribs.

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Set temp of grill to a medium heat and cook on both sides till brown. This rack was 2.33 lbs.
It was a smaller rack of ribs so it only took about 7 minutes on each side.
After browning both sides, place ribs on top rack in grill and keep grill at medium heat.
Begin cooking bones side down. Cook for about 20-25 minutes.
Turn when bone side begins to become slightly blackened.
Flip the ribs meat side down and continue to cook on medium heat for about 20 minutes.

Brush on Bar-B-Que sauce on both sides. Cook an additional
5-10 minutes on each side but turning the grill down to a low heat and
still keeping on the top rack. When ribs are done, turn off the grill
and let rest on the grill with lid closed for 10 minutes.